Earth

It amazes me how many people are fascinated by space travel when they live on an absolutely stunning planet themselves and don't even realize it. That's not to say I'm not fascinated by space travel, because I certainly am, but I want to explore what this globe sports before I checked out others.

I bring this up because I found the most beautiful collection of photographs from around the world I have seen to date. They are truly breathtaking. Take a look:

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/10/earth_from_above_comes_to_nyc.html